Hutchinson News - Hutchinson, KS 25 Dec 1923

only think Leon the to it POLE SECOND MEMBER OF A FAMILY DEAD TODAY It Wat Accident Caused by Putting Coal Oil on Hot Coals. McMillan, North Christ, Mrs. Maine, to from code acknowledged Mrs. May, the service HOME correspondence of well house El Dorado, Kan,, Dec, 25.— Philip Tutt, 48, relief ' telegraph operator tor the Missouri Pacific Railway, died in an El Dorado hospital hospital early today, the second member member ot the Tutt'family to die from burns received yesterday when fire destroyed their home at Towanda? near here. Philip Tutt, Jr., 24, an electrician at Topska, who came home to spend Christmas with his family, died last night from burns received lu tho fire. The bodies are being held at' a local undertaking undertaking establishment, | Four other members of the; Tutt family, are In an Eldorado hospital suffering from burns. They are reported to be recovering although the condition ot Mrs. Tutt was said to be serious. The fire resulted from an explosion explosion which occurred when Mr. Tutt threw part of a can ot kerciene on a smouldering fire in a heating stove. An explosion followed, I 'whlch set fire to the two-room house which the Tutt's occupied. All six members ot the family were taken to a hospital here. tary trip The began at day held a Bishop delivered midnight singing House'in thousand Coolidge of a tbe the House. The foot by and lights RICH years night. tidings be had diamonds. 'His very had knew a been

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